Hide-treating machine.



i c. J. GLASEL; HIDE TREATING MACHINE;

APPLIGATIONIILED FEB.5, 1909.

12,034,783, Patnted Aug. 6,1912.

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L if? p G. J. GLA SEL'. HIDE TREATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED F235, 1909.

1 ,O34,783. Patented Aug; 6, 1912.

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Be it known that I, Cmnmzs J. GLAsnL,

citizen of the United States, residing at Cologne, in the Kingdom of Prussia and Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements: in Hide- Treating Machines, of which the following -s-a specification.

The present invention relates to machincry for treating hides or skins.

The object of the invention is an improvement in the method of treating hides by the reduction of improved mechanism for depllat/ing, excarnifying, stretching, smoot Y of; hides or skinsv in the art of tanning.

the utilization of my improved maj chinery the hide is simultaneously worked or acted upon in a pluralityof directions,

thus evenly flattening, extending or stretching and smoothing the skin, regularly, and

consequently distributing 0r enlarging the area'or surface, and also producing a more regularproduct. The hide may be similariy worked: upon either the pelt side or the grain side, with t-he accompanying use of tools, preferably rollers, especially adapted for the purpose.

With these objects in view the invention, mechanically considered consists essentially. of a tool carrying head sections of which are capable of vertical, transverseoscillating. longitudinal, and a transversely zigzag motion-;- novel features of construetion and combinations of arrangements of parts whereby the sections of the tool are caused to travelon diverging or converging lines,

or in directions toward and away from each other; reversing means; for this purpose; means for holding the hide in position while being worked, and certain otherimproved tion, constructed features.

In the "accompanying drawings I have illustrated oneexample of the physical embodiment of exemplifieation of my invenaccording to the best mode I have so fardevised for the practicalapplieation of the principle, and certain modifijed, 'tools,' adapted I for difierent. purposes in-the treatment of hides.

Referring a front view to these drawings Figure I is of the machine tool head and a sectional tool, together with actuating parts, same elements of; the embodiment bemg pair of tools or ;whih forked ends Application meacr iimar' 5,1909. serial-no. 476,209.

omitted. -Fig.f2-'i's'"a side view of Fig. 1,

some parts being omitted and others'added.

Fig. 3 is a' view of the machine in 1. the tools (rollers) a difieredt position from Fig. 1. vFlgs. 4, 5, andfd show difierent tools, .used for difi'erent purposes, and.

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all adapted for use on the tool head. Fig.

7 is an enlarged view in side elevation,illus-.

trating the tool provided with presser'roll for hp dmg the hidei'n position, means-bemg 1'l strated for reversing the rotary movement of the roll coincident with thereversal of movementofthe tool. And Fig. 8 isa front view-of Fig. 7 Fig. 9- illus trates means for rotating the shaft 5 of the tool head. Fig. 10 illustrates means for reversing the rotation of spindle 7. Fig. 11

illustrates means for actuating the p'lun- The tool-head as'a whole is indicatedby' the numeral 1, the platform 2 of' which is providedawith flanged ribs 3, 3, which are adapted to slide longitudinally on the base of the I-beams 4, 4, this motion being produced bythe screw 5, turning in the threaded nut- 6 on the platform 2.- As shown in.

Fig. 5 the screw 5' may be turned through the'medium of the gear 5* on screw 5,.and

gear 5 from thedrive wheel 5 on shaft 5. The rotation of thescrew 5 in the nut 6 causes the tool head -1 to advance, and" a reverse movement of the screw causes the reverse movement of the head.

A- spindle 7 provided hand screws, is suspended from the. platform by means of the hangers'8, 8 and is provided with a set of pulleys 9, 10, 11' journaled thereon. The spindle 7 may be'reversed in its rotation by means of the pulleys 10' and 11,"over which open and crossed be passed for driving. the pulleys. the spindle in alternate directions. Directly below the spindle, the shaft 12 .is supported by stationary hangers 13, 13' from the platform. This shaft has journaled thereon a pair of pulleys 14, one of which'is adapted:

length to rotate the hubs of; the respective rollers formed witha pair of collars 17, between with right and-left belts may of the shaftand upon this spline a" hide rollers 16 16 is'keyed,-10 5 Q l ss-. 5 9? the guide arms 19, l9, are located. ,Theseguide arins'are formed at their upper ends as nuts 20, one-threaded to receive therighthand and the other the left hand screw of the spindle 7. The extreme upper end" of these arms are mortised at 21 and are adapted to sllde along on the rib or tenon 22cm the under surface of the platform 2. From.

this construction it is evident that aspower is applied to the p1il'-ley .10=of'theseries of pulleys to rotate the spindle 7, the shaft 12. 1s also rotated.- The rotation of the spindle and shaft imparts rotation to the rollers,

and the -action of the oppositely threaded screws on the spindle causes the guide arms 19 to travel toward and away-from each other, suitable mechanism being provided for the reversalof motion of the spindle. The arms are guided in their lateralmovement by the mortises 21 sliding alongthe ribor tenon 22,-and as the entire tool-head moves forward and is reversed in' its longitudinal' movement by the screw-'5, the lateral movement of the forked arms carrying with them the rollers, causes the rollers to travel in alternating relatively diverging and converging lines over the surface oft-he:

hide. Preferably the hide 23 is supported on a fiat table capable of rotation -.ona ver-' tical axis, or it may be supported ona frotary support-as a cylinder or;an endless revolving support,=none. of these elements being shown however. 'In addition to the travel of therollers on the above indicated lines. they maybe propelled eitheriniparallel lines, or converging and diverging lines. with a zigzag movement. This. action is attained -by means'of"the'.sleeve 2-5 jourcausing the rollers to travel in a zigzag manner. With the pin engaging. the circular slot. the spindle is held laterally sta t-ionarv.

During the operation of the tool head, the

hide is liable to be displaced by the motion of the rollers. and 1n order to preventthis undesired movement I employ apressing' roller 30 which issupported ina flexible and yielding manner. The roller 30 is supported from the shaft. .12. by bracket 31 and pressed down upon the hide. by means ofithe p rolling tqolcarried 'ft'her'eby,' flexibly supangle levers 33 which arepivoted at 34 and and whose action will be understoojd especially on references to Figs. 2 and 7. As a reversal of rotation of this pressing roller is required with each longitudinal reversal of the motion of the tool headLI provide a system of levers, 36. 37. SS-operated by a movement of the tool head. A'second ing' roller could-be-used if-desired increased-or decreased as desired,.thus in-- :Letters Patent is: .1. The combination plunger 39,;to actuate the pawls or dogs40 one at each end of the roller, adapted to engage rack wheel 41, and thus stop the ;mo-. tion of the roller. The plunger maybe reciprocated by suitable mechanism not shown, adapting itto cooperate with lever 36 as shown. Obviously the pressingroller is-thns permitted'to revolve only in direction corresponding-to thech'an-ges of direction of-"the' press-j -As shown in Fig. 2 ;the vertical movement of the tool -head-may be adjusted by meansof a rack wheel a whichengagesrack teeth b on the-angular arm 0 which is ivoted on the rod (Z, attherearof the-hea A journal bar e alsopivote'd'uon'rod. da supports the shaft 12 land this bar and-angular arm 0 areconnected. by :'spring-.-f.-u ,Byj turninglthe' whecla, the tension of-thesprings f maybe creasing-or diminishing thetleiribilitybt'v the tool head. ,1.

-.-Having thus full-y. described what I- claim as new: and; desire to scure by.-'

'witii: seating tool head, a. rolling-tool, and. means for im-,

- parting-motion to said. toolqinfzigzag. lines, with relation to themovement of. the head! 2.-.The' combination with-.areciprocating tool-head of. a' :sectional; rolling tool, and means for. imparting motion to said sectionsin zigzag lines. M

.3... The combination w th areciprocating 'tool head, a sectional rolling tool, means for .operatingsaid sections in alternately com; -velging and diyerginglinesand means for imparting motion to said tool in zigzaglines \vithrelation to the movementofH -he head.' i 4. The combination with a movable-tool head and its sectional rotating tool, of -means for .impa-rtinglongitudinal movement to the tool head, and means-formoving thesections of the tool laterally in their rotarymove ment. toward and away from each other.

5. The combination with a longitudinally reciprocating tool head and a sectionalro: tary tool, ofmeans for laterally mqv ingt-he sections of the tool toward 'andaway from each other, andmeansjttor imparting a zig-. zag motion to section s.

6. y A tool head. of rolling tools carriedthereby, and means for bodily moving said tools toward; and awayfrom each other, alternately, as the tools pass over the surface ofahidefl 7. A reciprocating. tool head. a sectional ported, for operating 'said sections in alternately converging and diverging lines. and ineansfor imparting motion to said tool in zigzag lines with relation to the movement of the head.

8. A reciprocating tool head, a sectional mum 001 camiefi thereby, flexibly sup movement to the tool with relation to the ports and means for operating sald secmovement of the head.

tions in alternately converging and divergv i E CHARLES JOHN GLASEL.

5 .9. A tool head :ind a, tool'fiexibly support Witnesses:

ed therefrom, means for reciprocating bhe Lows VANDORY, tool. and means for imparting a mgzag Bnssm F. DUNLAP. 

